BioShock Gets New Director
Mon, August 24, 2009 
Ahh, the video game movie. For every Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, you get a Super Mario Bros. That's not a good thing, of course. It's quiet the nut that's yet to be cracked by studios. Such the challenge in fact that even Steven Spielberg looks to be throwing his hat in the ring.
Variety confirms what many of us figured months ago. Gore Verbinski will no longer direct BioShock but will remain on-board in a producing capacity. His replacement comes in the form of 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo.
For those with hazy memories, Universal originally pulled the plug citing budget concerns with everyone (including Verbinski himself) insisting the film wasn't dead. Seems to me (and maybe I'm reading too much into it), that the studio took note with what happened with Neil Blomkamp on Halo in their decision to go for a lesser-known talent for BioShock.
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